JULIUS
CAESAR
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
1. PATRICIANS
Wealthy
landowners
Ruling Class
(Senators, gov’t
officials i.e.
tribunes) nobles
Descendants of
founding fathers
Many rights
2. PLEBIANS
3. FREEMEN
4. SLAVES
Merchants, soldiers,
artists
Released slaves
Treated harshly
Poor, small farm
owners
Became
craftsmen,
cobblers and
traders
Immigrants or
prisoners of war
Little rights
No say in
government
No rights
Mining,
farming,
servants
JULIUS CAESAR
Greatest and most powerful ruler of
Rome
Assassinated by Brutus, Cassius and
others who think that he is too
ambitious and wants to be crowned
king
Brave, fearless, loves flattery,
superstitious
MARCUS BRUTUS
Honourable Roman
Magistrate/ Politician
Caesar’s best friend
Married to Portia
Conspirator
CASSIUS
Envious
Politically Astute
Military Strategist
Conspirator
Corrupt
MARC ANTONY
Best friend of Caesar
Loyal to Caesar
Good orator
A skilled military leader
CALPURNIA
Caesar’s wife
Living in a Patriarchal society
Infertile/ Childless
Superstitious
Weak character
PORTIA
Brutus’ wife
Living in a Patriarchal society
Passive conspirator
Cato’s daughter ( a Roman general)
MAJOR THEMES
HONOUR
PERSUASION
SUPERNATURAL
FRIENDSHIP
DECEPTION
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